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In the darkest days of the pandemic last spring, the eruptions of clanging, singing and cheering from fire escapes, stoops, windows and rooftops each evening at 7 p.m. were an essential burst of vibrancy and connection. As the weather improved and the emergency rooms slowed, neighbors closed streets for informal outdoor gatherings and musicians took perches on stoops for impromptu performances. In late October, outside early voting centers, singers and spontaneous brass bands showed up to entertain the long lines and celebrate our hope for democracy; and of course, after the news networks called the election for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, there was dancing in the streets.
Adam Krauthamer, president of the New York City musicians’ union (Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians) has released a statement criticizing New York s Open Culture initiative, which does not require that performers be paid when they’re asked to perform.
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The track list for David Bowie’s 1974 album
Diamond Dogs offers a couple obvious clues about one source of inspiration: song titles include both “1984” and “Big Brother.” But Bowie didn’t just want to use themes from George Orwell’s
1984 on the record. As Open Culture reports, he initially hoped to turn the 1949 dystopian classic into a full-fledged musical of its own.
What form that musical was ultimately meant to take isn’t totally clear. According to Christopher Sandford’s biography
Bowie: Loving the Alien, the adaptation would ve been “a West End musical, with an accompanying album and film.” But in a
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